Finland women's national ice hockey team

The Finnish women's national ice hockey team represents Finland at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championships, the Olympic Games, the Four Nations Cup, and other international-level women's ice hockey competitions. The women's national team is overseen by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association and its general manager is Tuula Puputti. Finland's national women's program is ranked third in the world by the IIHF and had 5,858 active players .

thumb|Finnish national women's ice hockey team at the [[MLP Cup|Women's Air Canada Cup 2008 in Ravensburg, Germany.|right]]

thumb|right|Finland against Russia in [[2015 IIHF Women's World Championship|2015 world championships]]

History

Finland has finished third or fourth in almost every World Championships and Olympics, with one exception being a fifth place finish at the 2014 Winter Olympics and second place at the 2019 World Championship. They are ranked behind Canada (#2) and the United States (#1). Historically, Finland's primary rival was Sweden, which finished second to Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Finland finished fourth, losing the game for the bronze medal to the United States. Finland defeated the United States for the first time, at the 2008 World Championship in China, 1–0 in overtime. Finland defeated Canada 4–3 for the first time at the 2017 World Championship in the United States. However, Finland lost the semi-final game against Canada in the same tournament, proceeding to win the bronze medal game.

At the 2019 World Championship, Finland reached the championship final for the first time in tournament history after beating Canada 4–2 in the semi-final. During the gold medal game, Petra Nieminen scored in overtime but her goal was overturned after a video review for goalie interference. The IIHF released a press statement the next day citing rules 186 and 183ii as the reasons for overturning the goal. Finland finished as runners-up and won a silver medal after losing to the United States in a shootout.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

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! Games !! Coach !! Finish

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| 1998 Nagano || Rauno Korpi ||style="background:#c96;"|

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| 2002 Salt Lake City || Hannu Saintula || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th

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| 2006 Turin || Hannu Saintula || style="background:#9acdff;"| 4th

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| 2010 Vancouver || Pekka Hämäläinen ||style="background:#c96;"|

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| 2014 Sochi || Mika Pieniniemi || 5th

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| 2018 Pyeongchang || Pasi Mustonen ||style="background:#c96;"|

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| 2022 Beijing || Pasi Mustonen || style="background:#c96;"|

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| 2026 Milan / Cortina || Tero Lehterä || 6th

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| 2030 French Alps || colspan=10 rowspan=2 align=center|Future event

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| 2034 Salt Lake City / Utah

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World Championships

Breaks indicate Olympic years.

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! Year !! Location !! Result

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| 1990 || align="left" |Ottawa || style="background:#c96;" |

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| 1992 || align="left" |Tampere || style="background:#c96;" |

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| 1994 || align="left" |Lake Placid || style="background:#c96;" |

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| 1997 || align="left" |Ontario || style="background:#c96;" |

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| colspan="3" |

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| 1999 || align="left" |Espoo || style="background:#c96;" |

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| 2000 || align="left" |Ontario || style="background:#c96;" |

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| 2001 || align="left" |Minnesota || style="background:#9acdff;" | 4th

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| colspan="3" |

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| 2003 || align="left" |Beijing || Cancelled

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| 2004 || align="left" |Halifax and Dartmouth || style="background:#c96;" |

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| 2005 || align="left" |Linköping and Norrköping || style="background:#9acdff;" | 4th

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| colspan="3" |

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| 2007 || align="left" |Winnipeg and Selkirk || style="background:#9acdff;" | 4th

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| 2008 || align="left" |Harbin || style="background:#c96;" |

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| 2009 || align="left" |Hämeenlinna || style="background:#c96;" |

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| colspan="3" |

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| 2011 || align="left" |Zürich || style="background:#c96;" |

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| 2012 || align="left" |Burlington || style="background:#9acdff;" | 4th

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| 2013 || align="left" |Ottawa || style="background:#9acdff;" | 4th

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| colspan="3" |

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| 2015 || align="left" |Malmö || style="background:#c96;" |

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| 2016 || align="left" |Kamloops || style="background:#9acdff;" | 4th

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| 2017 || align="left" |Plymouth || style="background:#c96;" |

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| 2019 || align="left" |Espoo || style="background:silver;" |

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| 2020 || align="left" |Halifax and Truro || Cancelled

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| 2021 || align="left" |Calgary || style="background:#c96;" |

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| 2022 || align="left" |Frederikshavn and Herning|| 6th

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| 2023 || align="left" |Brampton || 5th

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| 2024 || align="left" |Utica, New York || style="background:#c96;" |

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| 2025 || align="left" |České Budějovice || style="background:#c96;" |

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| 2026 || align="left" |TBD ||

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European Championship

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! Year !! Location !! Result

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| 1989 || align=left|Füssen, Landsberg am Lech and Kaufbeuren ||style="background:gold|

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| 1991 || align=left|Frýdek-Místek, Havířov ||style="background:gold|

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| 1993 || align=left|Esbjerg ||style="background:gold|

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| 1995 || align=left|Riga ||style="background:gold|

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| 1996 || align=left|Yaroslavl ||style="background:#c96;"|

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3/4 Nations Cup

• 1995 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
• 1996 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg
• 1997 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg
• 1998 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg
• 1999 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg
• 2000 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg (4 nations Cup)
• 2001 – Won Silver Medal File:Silver medal icon.svg
• 2002 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
• 2003 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
• 2004 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
• 2005 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
• 2006 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
• 2007 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
• 2008 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
• 2009 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
• 2010 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
• 2011 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
• 2012 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
• 2013 – Won Silver Medal File:Silver medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
• 2014 – Finished in 4th place (4 Nations Cup)
• 2015 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
• 2016 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
• 2017 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)
• 2018 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg (4 Nations Cup)

Women's Nations Cup

Formerly known as the Air Canada Cup, the MLP Nations Cup and the Meco Cup.

• 2003 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg (Air Canada Cup)
• 2004 – Finished in 4th place (Air Canada Cup)
• 2005 – Won Silver Medal File:Silver medal icon.svg (Air Canada Cup)
• 2006 – Won Silver Medal File:Silver medal icon.svg (Air Canada Cup)
• 2007 – Finished in 6th place (Air Canada Cup)
• 2008 – Won Silver Medal File:Silver medal icon.svg (Air Canada Cup)
• 2009 – Finished in 5th place ( MLP Nations Cup)
• 2010 – Finished in 5th place ( MLP Nations Cup)
• 2011 – Finished in 6th place ( MLP Nations Cup)
• 2012 – Won Silver Medal File:Silver medal icon.svg (Meco Cup)
• 2013 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg (Meco Cup)
• 2014 – Won Gold Medal File:Gold medal icon.svg (Meco Cup)
• 2015 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg (Meco Cup)
• 2016 – Won Silver Medal File:Silver medal icon.svg (Women's Nations Cup)
• 2017 – Won Gold Medal File:Gold medal icon.svg (Women's Nations Cup)
• 2018 – Won Bronze Medal File:Bronze medal icon.svg (Women's Nations Cup)

Canada Cup

• 2009 Canada Cup – Won Bronze Medal

Women's Euro Hockey Tour

• 2019–20 – Finished in
• 2022–23 – Finished in
• 2023–24 – Finished in
• 2024–25 – Finished in
• 2025–26 –

2026 Olympics roster

Awards and honors

World Championship

Directorate awards

• Best Goalie
• Noora Räty: 2007, 2008, 2011, 2017, 2019
• Anni Keisala: 2021
• Best Defenceman
• Kirsi Hänninen: 1999
• Jenni Hiirikoski: 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
• Best Forward
• Katja Riipi: 2000
• Riikka Nieminen: 1990, 1994
• Most Valuable Player
• Noora Räty: 2008